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Exam 1
Information from exam 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Essential to Homeostatic Processes | Negative feedback |
| Substance with a pH balance less than 7 is called | Acidic |
| 4 cell types in connective tissue | Mast cells, Mesenchymal, Microphages, Melanocytes |
| Not a type of connective tissue | Muscle cells |
| Smallest functional unit considered alive | A cell |
| 3 functional components underlie hoe responses to stimuli work | Effector, control center, receptor |
| Epithelial tissue closely associated with epidermis | Stratified squamous |
| Layers associated with dermis | Papillary and reticular |
| Epidermal layer found only in skin on palms and soles | Stratum Lucidum |
| Reproducing cells of the skin are located | Stratum Germinativum |
| Adipocytes associated with | Fat cells |
| Mammary glads associated with | Apocrine secretion |
| Inter-cellular connection involving interlocking membrane proteins are called | Gap junctions |
| 4 functions of epithelial tissue | Sensation, permeability, secretions, protection |
| Not a function of epithelial tissue | Connectivity between organs |
| Alveoli of lungs are made of | Simple squamous epithelia |
| Epithelium is connected to underlying connective tissue by | Basement membrane |
| Dominant fiber in dense connective tissue is | Collagen |
| Placing a cell in what solution is most likely to cause a decreased cell volume | Hypertonic bathing solution |
| Lipid-soluble molecules generally move thru cell membranes how | Diffusion |
| Which suborganelle is most closely associated with protein synthesis | Ribosomes |
| Facilitated diffusion | Limits the rate of molecular movement by limiting the number of available carrier molecules |
| If the sodium ion in blood plasma decreases blood osmotic pressure will | Decrease |
| What pathology is caused by a failure to convert phenylalanine to tyrosine | PKU |
| Glycolysis and glucogenolysis are examples of | Catabolism |
| Polysaccharide that is formed in the liver and muscle to store glucose is called | Glycogen |
| Most common fat found in human body is | Triglycerides |
| Unable isotope that emits subatomic particles spontaneously is called | Radioisotope |
| All physiology is ultimately reducible to | Physics |
| When body temp falls, a center in the brain initiates physiological changes in increase body temperature. Mechanism is an example of | Negative feedback |
| Increasingly forceful labor contractions that lead to childbirth are an example of | Positive feedback |
| Support, protection of soft tissues, mineral storage, and blood formation are functions of which system? | Skeletal |